October 16, 2017
On October 15, Terre des hommes organises educational activities to increase awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap and promote good practices in public areas and schools in 154 communities across 11 countries: Bangladesh, Benin, Colombia, Guinea, Haiti, India, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Nigeria and […]
October 16, 2017
Terre des hommes will celebrate in Assam with 2,000 persons including children, teachers, and the school management development xommittee members at 35 educational institutions in Sapkata, Kachugaon, and Gongia, as part of its WASH in School project that includes handwashing stations. Promoting the theme, children […]
October 15, 2017
Awareness campaigns followed by a demonstration of making simple Tippy Tap stations will be done in Placodji, a neighborhood situated along the Coutounou/Akpakpa beach. The action will promote handwashing especially among children in a port area. The organizers are CPS, EJT, Association communautaire des femmes, […]
October 9, 2017
The Zambia Medical Association’s Global Handwashing Day campaign was held for a week and covered 20 community schools in Lusaka Zambia. it was done in partnership with Tradekings Zambia Limited, who helped supply soap and the buckets used to set up handwashing stations. Approximately, 1200 […]
October 9, 2017
WASHINGTON, DC – October 9, 2017. On October 15th, hundreds of millions of people around the world will celebrate Global Handwashing Day. Global Handwashing Day was founded by the Global Handwashing Partnership, an international coalition of organizations working to promote handwashing with soap. Handwashing with […]
October 5, 2017
Bolivia will celebrate Global Handwashing Day, under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and Water, to this initiative are added the Departmental and Municipal Autonomous Governments more committed to the health and well-being of children. We celebrate in alliance with the support of non-governmental […]
October 4, 2017
Global Handwashing Day is a once-a-year opportunity to make a big splash in support of handwashing with soap, but the important work of hygiene promotion shouldn’t end after October 15. Download the infographic on the right for five things you can do to continue the momentum. If all […]
October 3, 2017
Global Handwashing Day is a once-a-year opportunity to make a big splash in support of handwashing with soap, but the important work of hygiene promotion shouldn’t end after October 15. If all Global Handwashing Day celebrants advocate for handwashing with soap throughout the year – […]
October 2, 2017
In celebration of Global Handwashing Day 2017, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment will install handwashing stations in select schools, and will host demonstrations, games and commissioning ceremonies of the new stations.
September 19, 2017
The Initiative for Education and Development will build on their existing educational programs with schools and youths to trigger effective hand washing practices and spread the message of the importance of handwashing. A rapid knowledge, attitude and practice survey will be conducted to identify the baseline […]
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